It's funny you say that. I'm Canadian and my wife is Japanese. She wanted to live in an English speaking country to help with learning English. It was much,

It's funny you say that. I'm Canadian and my wife is Japanese. She wanted to live in an English speaking country to help with learning English. It was much, much easier for me to get an Ancestry Entry Permit in the UK (my gradfather was English) and sponsor my wife (immediately, with the right to work and with NHS health coverage almost immediately) than to sponsor my wife to Canada. Absolutely crazy. I've heard it's slowly getting easier, but it's really shockingly bad. When I got my spousal visa to Japan, I applied and received it (for free!) 1 week later.